It was a Thursday afternoon in March, and you could feel the excitement building as project coordinators from Capital One and the Capital Area Food Bank prepared the conference room for the second Weekend Bag Sponsorship packing event. We walked through the room to ensure the stations were set up with the necessary supplies: tables… Read more »
Posts Tagged: food donations
Calling All Northern Virginia Lawyers!
Are you looking for a fun and exciting way for your law firm or organization to get involved in the community? Well here’s your chance! The 6th Annual Legal Food Frenzy begins in less than two weeks. Registration for the competition ends on March 30, so act fast! The Office of the Attorney General, the Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and… Read more »
Food Network Stars and Whole Foods Market Lend A Helping Hand During Holiday Season
Two judges from Food Network’s “Chopped” recently visited the P Street Whole Foods Market to purchase food for the Capital Area Food Bank. Chefs Marc Murphy and Amanda Freitag, in partnership with Share Our Strength and Whole Foods, shopped and collected food to help raise awareness of childhood hunger in America. My colleague, Brian Banks,… Read more »
Washington Caps Fans Donate Food and Funds to the CAFB
Updated December 21, 2011 From a volunteer perspective: blog post written by Jay Landreth, Volunteer with the Capital Area Food Bank: These Caps fans were feeling loose because of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Thousands of pounds of food walked into the Verizon Center destined for distribution to individuals who were unemployed, under-employed, homeless, struggling to keep their homes… Read more »
Virginia Legislators Help Pack Bags for Seniors in Need
The Capital Area Food Bank recently teamed up with The Virginia Federation of Food Banks to bring Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and Virginia State Delegate Mark D. Sickles to CAFB partner agency ALIVE Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia. The Governor and Delegate Sickles volunteered packing food as a part of the state wide legislator volunteer day for… Read more »
CANstruction 2011
The results are in for the Washington Architectural Foundation’s 2011 CANstruction! 2011 CANstuction Awards: Jurors’ Favorite: Leo A Daly Structural Ingenuity: HDR Best Meal: David M Schwarz Architects Best Use of Labels: AECOM Honorable Mention: Hartman-Cox Architects Honorable Mention: Wiencek + Associates, Architects + Planners People’s Choice: Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (To view the winning CANstructions, click here.)… Read more »
Little League Group Donates to Food For Kids
Article written by: Marie Morse, Food For Kids Associate Donations and volunteers have always been a crucial part of the work completed at the Capital Area Food Bank. Luckily, one volunteer took her efforts to the next level by organizing a canned food drive in order to support the Food For Kids department! Deb Roeber… Read more »
Film Premiere Supports CAFB’s Farm Youth Initiative
Whole Foods Market recently held a film premiere of the documentary “Forks Over Knives” at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland. Proceeds from the film were donated to the Capital Area Food Bank’s Farm Youth Initiative. Forks Over Knives is about how diet can alter the course of common diseases found in… Read more »
Sister Hook-up Program
So you think the New York Broadway play “Sister Act” is hot? Well you haven’t seen anything! The Capital Area Food Bank’s Sister Hook-Up Program would be nominated for a Tony Award if this were Broadway. The Sister Hook-Up program is unique in that it “hooks-up” and acts as a facilitator between member partners that… Read more »
Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday!
Mark your calendar! The 19th Annual National Association Of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is this Saturday, May 14th. You can help nourish those struggling with hunger in three easy steps: Collect a bag full of non-perishable foods. Leave the bag at your mailbox on Saturday, May 14th – your local letter carrier will pick up the… Read more »